IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...
How the IT industry is dealing with RAMageddon
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape – There’s a new buzzword in the IT industry: RAMageddon. It refers to the current dire shortages and skyrocketing prices of computer memory. “We live in a paradoxical time,” says Wayne Coetzer, consumer business director:...
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Netcare seeks SAHPRA approval for AI clinical risk predictor
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Discarded SpaceX craft crash-lands on the Moon
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As AI adoption grows, more security alerts are ignored
Security operations centres are facing mounting pressure from growing alert volumes, increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks, and persistent staffing constraints. According to Prophet Security's Second Annual State of AI in Security Operations Report, presented...
Africa on the cusp of rapid 5G growth
Kathy Gibson reports - Africa will be the fastest-growing market for mobility connections within the next five years. This is one of the headline findings from Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report, which predicts average use per user to grow from 5,3Gbps in 2025 to...
Procurement will drive next phase of African growth
Procurement and supply chain professionals must move beyond simply reducing costs and instead become architects of economic growth, infrastructure delivery, investment confidence and national competitiveness if Africa is to realise its enormous economic potential....
Component shortages could push WiFi 8 forward
Enterprise class WiFi 8 introduction may be brought forward to 2027 so vendors can circumvent the lack of DDR4 memory chips, according to report from Dell’Oro Group. “With prices rising, we expect triple-digit growth in WiFi 7 revenue in 2026,” says Siân Morgan,...
If GenAI provides support, customers want access to a human
Customers have mixed feelings using GenAI for customer support, as 50% of customers say their interactions are easier when companies use GenAI, yet 87% of customers say it is essential for companies to provide an option to reach a human agent when using GenAI,...
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Business AI in 2026: execution, not experimentation, will define success
By 2026, artificial intelligence will no longer be judged by its promise, but by its impact, writes Nazia Pillay, MD of SAP. For much of the past decade, AI has lived in labs, pilots and PowerPoint decks. The next phase is different. AI is moving into the operational...
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There is one word that describes cybersecurity right now, writes Jeanette Simpson, head of product management at Armata Cyber Security, and that’s ‘acceleration’. Attacks are scaling faster. Ransomware activity has increased 25% year-on-year and the number of...
Rethinking power for Africa’s data centres
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Competitors cannot replicate an engaged, supported and psychologically safe workforce. In an environment where others can replicate products, technology and even strategy, business seeks the competitive edge. How to do this remains a deliberate leadership imperative:...
Cost discipline a strategic priority in rightsizing the cloud
As cloud adoption matures across Africa, organisations are discovering that simply migrating workloads is not enough to guarantee efficiency. Without ongoing optimisation and cost management, cloud environments can quickly become oversized and unnecessarily expensive....
The digital citizen is reshaping service expectations
The majority of the country is now living, communicating, and problem-solving online, writes Gugu Nyanda, who leads the Health and Public Service business at Accenture South Africa. She shares insights into what this shift means for how institutions deliver services....
Cyber threats facing every business traveller
Cybercrime shows no sign of slowing in 2026, with attacks not only increasing in volume, but also in sophistication as criminals use AI to make their attacks harder to detect -- and easier to fall for. It's a reality for everyone, but business travel creates a perfect...
As it turns three, PayShap unlocks SA’s potential
Unemployment is down, business confidence is robust, and millions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are powering sustainable growth. South Africa finally looks like a country realising its true potential, writes Cheslyn Jacobs, CEO of GoTyme Bank. At the...
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